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Alleged Attempt to Murder Chief
juatlco Waite.

Washington Special: An attempt was
made Thursday the 3rd inst, either to kill
or MAIN Chief Justice Waite, of the Unit
ed States supreme court. or to perpe.
trate q silly hoax. About $50 small
box was sent to his house through the
special delivery postal service. It was q
pasteboard box about ten inches by six,
looking something like q valentine box,
and was addressed in a small cramped
and apparently disguised back hand writing,
ITO the Hon. Chief Justice Waite, No.
1415 street, N. w., Washington, D. c."
Near the bottom were the words Import
ant papers" under scored. II the machine
is really what it seems to be, the raiaing OF
the lid would have exploded it. Before it
reached the chief Justices house, how.
ever. tho box was stamped on one side by
q postoffice employe, and tho force with
which the blow was struck In stamping
caused tho wire to slip through tho hook
and eye" thus severing the necessary con-
nections. There are circumstances which
lead to q suspicion that the whole thing
il hoax. The person through whom the
matter was brought to tho attention OF
the police 10 q young man who sells items
to newspaper Correspondents. and who is
not by many regarded - Trustworthy.
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LOOKING BACK.

History OF the Crime and Trial Of the An.
arohists-sketoheso Of tho Doomed seven
Tho night Of Nay 4, 1885. in obedience to
the order Of Chief Of Police Ebersold, six
companies Of police, numbering ia men,
under command Of Inspector Bontieid and
Capt Ward. assembled at the Desplatnes
street police station tn anticipation Of
trouble at tho Haymatket square meeting.
the gathering Tho nix companies moved
toward the the crowd Reaching the wagon
on which the speakers stood. Can't
Ward ordered the assemblage to
disperse. A few seconds after he
spoke bomb was thrown, followed
BY tremendous explosion. A fusilade Of
pistol shots from tho sidewalk on Desplaines
street. near Randolph, followed. The shots
were returned by the police. AMI after the
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Hamllne's Handsome Leaaov.

The will OF the late T. A. Harrison OF
Minneapolis has been filed for probate.
Il bears date March 2, 1885, and j. NJ.
Williams, H. G. Harrison and w. p.
Menley sisn - witnesses. Deceased b.
queathed to his sister, Anna H. Goheen,
s.. 1000; to Alma Widstraud, $4,000; to
Hamlins university at st. Paul. $50, 900.
The bequest to Hamline university is men.
TONED as being In memory OF his deceased
wife, Rebecca n. Harrison, and OF his do.
ceased daughter, Carrie A. Withstand. The
deceased appoints E. F. Mearkle. OF Ham
line university. EXECUTOR Of his will and gives
him charge and control othis property aud
estate and OF the general business OF set.
thing and managing the same. The
bulk Of his property 10 given to his
three children. The estate amounts to
s.. $50, 600, and there are no debts 90 far
known except fer funeral expenses. It was
only . year Or 90 ago that another mem.
Dor Of this wealthy and generous family,
Mrs. William Hsrrison, died and left very
large requests to numerous religious and
charitable. institutions.
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At the meeting Of the Northeastern
department Of the American Shipping
and Industrial League in Boston,
President spoford, in his opening ad-
dress, presented some facts relating
to our merchant marine that, while
not particularly new, are as hnmiliat.
ing as ever. Out of q total of 5000
and more merchant vessels entered in
tho principal ports of tho world, at a
recent date, there were 81 American
bottoms only, q number less than
that of the stars upon the American
dag. Our seargoina tonnage has de.
clined from 1910, 800 tons in 1860,
to less than half that amount in
1886. Modern Italy, as young q ma
a ton a. she is, Is no unimportant rival
Of the United States, and We stand in
much the same relation with Ger
many, q nation still young.
or; while Great Britain, our
ancient rival, has q seareoine
tonnage exceeding tho aggregate of the
three nations combined. In 1860,
out Of . total Of f15o. O0O, 600 in
value, imports and exports, 81 per
cent was carried in American bot
toms, while in 1889 our flag covered
but 10 per cent out Of total of
$500. 600, 900 in value. Mulhall, the
authority in statistics relating to
ships and shipping says that the
merchant feet Of Great Britain rose
from $4,000, 900 tons in: 1881 to
$4,000. 900 in 1884, an increase OF
80 per cent; and, headds, that the car.
rying power Of British shippingis equal
to that Of all other flags in the world.
The contrast in, steam tonnage be.
tween the United States and Great
Britain Is moro striking still, the former
having 9. total of664. 1877. and tho lat
tsr s,32s, 100 tons. !.
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Secretary Bayard, In discussing tho
rumored treaty with Russia, has very
properly stated the American doc
trine that persons charged with po-
'itical crimes are not subject to extra
dition; but the time has come when
tho mantle OF political crime must
not be used to cover assassination.
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A resident Of Lancaster, Pennsylva-
mia, who has been confined in jail 206
days during tho past year to ensure
his presence at q trial, put in bill of
ono dollar q day for his time. Tho
court not only disallowed his bill but
charged him two dollars q week for
his board. & ~ -r*2~75s 7s's
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Anarchists Plead for aaeroy.

On Che Sd inst, IN Chleago jail, spioa,
Fislden and schwab signed . petition
humbly begging the governor to commute
their sentences. They arr The only ones
Of the seven who have not written letters
to the governor that they would not &C.
cept combinations Of their sentences.
The signatures Of Fieldsn and 6chwab
were secured by Capt. Black and L.
D. Oliver. All sorts Of entreaties we're
adopted to ct Spies to sign the petition,
but he resolutely refused to do %, a. did
also Lineg, Enrel. Fischer and Paraons.
At $50 p. ~. the Same petitions we're
brought to the jail BY d. Schmidt. AID.
Frank 6tauber and II. Linnsmsysr, With
permission from tho sheriff TO con.
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When Gen. Buckner. now governor
OF Kentucky, made his last sortie
from Fort Donelson. he was met and
repulsed by Col. Thayer, commanding
the LIST Nebraska regiment. The two
commanding officers never met again
until they grasped each others hands
ct the recent Philadelphia centennial.
Gen. Buckner as governor OF Kentucky
and Ger. Thayer % governor Of Ne
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low anarchists to arm
themselves with bombs
Seliger'stesti was
corroborated by his
wife, who also stated
that Lingg tried to
make a hiding place
for the bombs within
the wall Of his room,
but was prevented by
her. The prosecution
showed by II. II. Will
hanson, . newspaper
reporter. that Parsons
and Spies had shown
him bombs and dyna-
mite in the Arbeiter
Zeitung Office. and that
Parsons had eXplained
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whose testimony was given with great re-
luctance.
AN nToR1fANT's THs1MoNY.
William 6oliger, at whose house ungg
lodged and manufactured his dynamite
bombs, testified that the afternoon OF May4
some forty or fifty bombs were made BY
1ingg, himself and i've or ak Others Tho
witness explained that for tubular bombs
1ingg used sections Of metal pipe, and for
spherical bombs no cast leaden ahells in Q
cup shaped mould. melting the lead on ths
kitchen stove. Small iron bolts and nuts
were imbedded In tho dynamite with which
the shells we-o stuffed. and each shell was
tachment Each bomb was powerful enough
to destroy about 100 men II thrown into
crowd Seiiget also testified to the distribu-
ton of tho bombs. and how EngR was eager
tc throw \ bomb at the 1arr1bee street
patrol wagon as it was starting off to
the scene Of the explosion Lngg
and Engel continually urged their fel-
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MINNESOTA
Thedecrease OF the National debt dur.
ing the month Of October was almost
seventeen millions OF dollars, -

= Tennessee has IN area OF $500
square miles of coal, which covers a.
counties. During tho past ok years
the output Of coal In the state has
grown from 4o4, 900 tons to /. 100.
900 tons, an increase Of 400 per
cent. s.ysz. zssst ssszss as..ss.ssa. -rsgs
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Arthur B. Campbell, bookkeeper for the
Armour Packing company. was arraigned
In court ut Chicago for the embezzlement OF
So, 200 from the company and sentenced
to two and half years. Imprisonment.
An Illinois friend of Gov. Oelesby. who
has frequently talked with him on the
anarchists, Expresses the opinion that he
will not pardon any OF them. He said:
ageous man. not to he deferred from per-
forming what may seem to him q
public duty by an appeal to his sympathy.
and certainly not to be influenced bv any
threats which may be made in any quarter
40 to his personal safety or tho effect upon
himself OF strict performance OF duty.
Mrs. Cleveland received from Fred Snlli
van. postmaster OF Jamaica, an elaborate
and extremely handsome fan made at tho
Woman's Selfhelp institution OF Jamaica,
OF native woods, ferns and flowers, artist.
cally arranged.
Nothing further has been heard at the
interior department about the condition
of affairs at the Grow agency. but thew
have received como advices IRON Dakota
that lead the secretary to fear that Sittina
Bull and his Sioux may be Matching troub.
le. The late talk" ut Standing Rock
may have sivon rise to tho rumor, although
Gall has talked In very friendly tone to
his bucks regarding tho whites. Nothina
has bscn heard from Mclaughlin oi any
ill'feeling on tho part OF Sitting Bull, but Il
IL believed that hs would, il he had an
opportunity. make trouble.
Postmastsrs commissioned: Dakot.
Bangor. c. E. Hayden. Minnesota:
Green l:le, T. Rowland: Fourth.clas.
postmasters appointed. Dakota: Lara.
bee. H. p. Warren.
Hon. N. Dickinson OF Michigan 10 again
mentioned 40 the probable postmaster
general In tho event. first, Of tho appoint.
ment Of Mr.. Lamar to tho United States
supreme court bench and OF the transfer,
in the second place. OF Mr.. Villas to the
interior department.
Tho business failures during tho last
seven days number. for tho United Sta tes.
225; Tor Canada. 20; total of 245. against
ZIG last week ane Il sc for the correspond
Ing week Of last year. The increase notice.
able this week arises altogether In the
western and southern states.
Chief Justice Waite 10 tho only ono OF the
supreme court justices who has not vailed
himself oi the act Of congress giving himself
\ private secretary.
Twenty one persons charged with Oh.
structinf svictious ct Bsllykssogus have
bssn sentenced 70 various terms Of i'm
psisoa@sat.
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ABOVE nOteu. oscar Neebe. the only one of
the anarchists on trial who escaped the
death sentence. was taken to Joliet
prison Sept Is, where he now ia
The trial extended over sixty-two days,
from June 81 to Aug. 20. or. deducting Sun
days. fftX-four days were actually consumed
on the case. Twenty -one days and y half Of
this time wers taken up in securing jury
The total lumber Of men summoned a.
Jurors on the three regular venfres. thirteen
special venires served by the sherlff and ten
special venires served by Special Bailifl
Ryce was 1881. OF these 082 were ex-
amined by counsel as to their competency
to try the case, and the other 200 were ex-
cused by the judge for various veasons. De.
Quoting from the 982 the 100 peremptory
challenges Of the defense and hfty-two Of
The prosecution. and allowing for the Jury
chosen, 1t Is seen that 758 jurors were Ell,
cused for cause.
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RADED By TIE POLICE

Many saloons and other places suspeotod
OF beng resorts Of socialists, In different
paris of the city, were raided by the police,
and arms and soclalistic literature seized
May Officer Nicholas Sheehan died from
hts wounds. and also Frank Louis, . shoe
maker Joseph Stamek, q tailor, was also
found to have died from pistol shot wound
received tho previous Tuesday. The anarch-
lists were severely denounced from the pul-
pits OF many local ohurchea Within few
DAYS after the riot number of bombs were
found under sidewalks on Clybourne avenue
city: On Nay IA tho police reported OIL
oially that sixty-six Of their number were
injured at the Haymarket LOUIS Lineg. the
bomb maker was arrested that dav On
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tsleGraphwlres cut
ana every one shot
who appeared on
the streets The use
OF dynamite bombs
was also suggested
BY Engel Fischer
had been actively
ongaged IN tho dis
ertbutlon Of bombA
Walters testimony
Was not materially
shaken ON CROSS
examination, and
was generally cor
roborated BY Bern
hard -
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~AD
suspicion OF being the
bomb thrower and IL
believed to be the man
who made the fatal
bomb May 16 Officer
Thomas Redden died
from bomb and bullet
woundA May II Chris
tiall Spies was released
on SO, 900 bail. When
The grand jury met
Judge Rogers instruct
ed them that anarcL-
ism thould besuppress-
ed, and on May IL the
grand jury began the
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CROWS TAUGHT ALEsson.
sword Bearer and Several othol
SndIane Killed While Resisting
tho Authorities.

tho Authorities.
Grow Agency. Mont, Special Telesram.
Nov. 6.-The Crow affair came to . head to.
day. resulting in the complete route of the
Indian forces. The Indians held q big
council this morning among themselves
and disclaimed ally intentions to fight. Gen.
Kruger lent about 10 a. m. James Campbell
and Interpreter Tobacco Jake"
down to tho Indian camp to learn
their intentions. The invitation was re-
sponded to BY about ten chiefs. with
Armstrong first spoke, telling them chat
be had been sent by the Great Father to
settle the trouble with the Crows, but that
they had been bad. and that they must
give up these bad men to the soldiers,
and AZ they had been bad had turned the
matter over entirely to Gen. Ruger, who
would deal with them a. he saw fit. Pref.
ty Eagle said: I'VE will give up Sword
Bearer, but we cannot give up the others
that are wanted" Gen. Ruger then
t tsnt Il f,. want AL all OF the seven
building, and will give chem
one hour and one-half to come in"
He then told CRAZY Head that he must
bring his son, who was one OF them. ''Crazy
Head" replied that they would 20 back to
the camp and talk to "Swcrd Bearer"
Gen. Rueer said: "That is all have to
say" Ames Campbell chen returned to tho
Indian camp with the Indians, but returned
shortly saying that a council was be-
ing held. The troops were held in readi-
ness: and the Indians: patiently watched
The Indians in the meantime had formed
into a long line. and tho Medicine Man
haraneuing them. 4 few scat.
tering shots wore then fred into
the air. The time being up Gen. Ruger
sent troops + and K down the valley on
the lett flank of the Indians. where they were
met by about hall OF the Indians gathered
In the war party which numbered about
then resulted, in which Corporal
Charles Thompson was killed,
r rnNadea Eugene Malloy slightly
!hese were all in Troop K, commanded by
Lieut.. Edwards, Second Lieut.. Byram.
a running fight ensued. the Indian retreat
lng' some to the peaceful gathering, near
! the agency, and Others crossing tho river
and taking to the hills. Sword Bearer
made final stand at the crossing of the
! Little Horn. about ono mile below the
agency. IN which he and probably three of
his followers were killed. This was the re-
suit OF the skirmish fire Of G troop. First
cavalry commanded by Capt. F. Kupham
and Lieut.. J. B. Aleshire. Sword Bearer 9
body was brought into camp, but the
other Indians are only reported dead.
Most OF the Indians circled about and re.
turned to the agency mixing with the 9th
er camps. There are now supposed to b<
from twenty to fifty loose in the hills. Sew
era! troops of cavalry arc now out close
on thsi' heels and they win probably soor
be captured. There was about two hour,
| of actual fighting.
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Ie00o6 OF the miss
ing anarchist, A. r.
Parsons, who walk
ed quietly into
court with his
counsel, Capt.
Black. and took his
seat beside his in
dicted fellow an
archietA A motion
BY Capt Black for
leave to withdraw
the plea Of not
guilty and enter q
motion to quash
tndict m emit was
promptly over
ruled BY Judge
Gary, and the tedi-
Gus work Of secur-
ing . jury comm
ero consumed In
men who were vii
9ts IN unbiased
When the twelve !
nell began the
prosecution, whic
hours aud . ha
he would prov,
were armed in
pose Of murder, ,
the bomb ct the
only part Of a deer
had for tts object
and IRE Of the p0lt
IT,
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Cause Of tho Wreck on Like Aalehl.
gan.

Chicago Dispatch: Edgar A. Hail. broth.
er OF the second engineer of tho Vernon,
states that the last time his brother va
in Chicago he told him that Capt. Thorn.
master OF the Vernon. had an attack OF
delirium tremens while on the top of the
pilot house. He also said that it ought
to have been well known to
tho other officers of the line that Capt.
Thorp was q hard drinker, anil that he
had often left port while drunk. Mr.. Hall
gave the name Of q prominent wholesale
merchant who recently made q trip on the
Vernon, who had told him that Capt,
Thorp was drunk during the entire time
he remained on the boat. Axle Stone. the
only. survivor of the disaster. when asked
ii he ever saw Capt. Thorp drunk, replied:
The captain was drunk most OF the time,
and he was very drunk when we left She.
boygau. The night that the stea mer was
lost the captain was as drunk as l ever
saw him. guess that is why the first
mate stayed on deck all of the time. He
knew that the captain was so drunk that
he didn't hardly know what he was about.
and was probably afraid that the captain
would do something foolish. If the cap
tain had been sober don't believe the
vessel would have been lost.
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firing was over it was
found that Officer De-
gan was dead. while
sixty-six others were
wounded by pieces Of
the bomb and pistol
shots, ak of them ia
tally. Apart from the
citi1en found dead
twelve others were
wounded The next
day the police arrested
August Spies, Christian
Spies, Michel Sohwab
and Samuel Fielden.
--4AA
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ADMITTED 10 BAL

June IA Oscar Neebe, whose share in the
conspiracy and its results was not considered
to be 90 well established ~ that Of the other
prisoners, was admitted to bail in the sum of
$4,000 Tho same day Balthazar Rau, the
advertiztng agent of the Arbeiter Zeitung.
who was alleged to be one Of the movers in
the bomb throwing conspiracy, was arrested
Ct Omaha through the efforts of Assistant
States Attorney Furthmann. June q seven
OF the indicted anarchists were arraigned
and pleaded not guilty: William Seliger, the
anarchist tnformer, at whose house Lingg
ran his bomb factory. through fear OF an
archtst vengeance, Disappeared; but after a
vigorous search by tho police he and his wife
voluntarily turned up at the East Chicago
avenue station next day. June Is Officer
Nels Hanson, the seventh victim Of the nay
market riot, succumbed to his injuriea June
IL only eighteen Of the sixty seven officers
wounded at the haymarker had reported for
duty, many Of tho wounds having proved
very difficult Of cure Spies, Echwab, Neebe
and Ftelden made applications June 20 for
separate trials, but their motion was over
ruled.
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grand jury indicted August Spies, Schwab,
Schnaubelt, Fischer, Fielden, Ing9, George
Engel, Oscar Neebe and Parsons for muder,
and Christian Spies, John APPEL, William
Schneider. Thomas Brown and q large num-
Der OF others were indicted for conspiracy,
riot and unlawful assembly.
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PARSONS suRRESDERs.

Tho trial was commenced before Judge
Gary IN the criminal court Judge 21, and the
sensation of tho day was the voluntary sur-
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TIE VIslT0RA,

The inst Of these to arrive was Mra Engel
There was . sort Of scared expression on her
poor, worn face, and she moved about In q
nervous manner. She brought q basket Of
toothsome edibles for har husband, and
Jailer Folz took chair from tho Office and
carried 1t out to the cage and placed It for
her near tho barA Iingg's aunt and
young lady cousin and one Of his
fair admirers came next They were AM
downcast with traces Of tears on their
cheeks. but they had not been talking to the
reckless bomb maker I'VE minutes before
they were Ill laughing: Frank Bielefeldt, of
tho Arbeiter Zsitung, accompanied by q re-
porter for the same paper, came next
Shortly atterward. Spies two brothers.
Chris and Ferdinand, were admitted. and
they were followed by their mother, who
seemed to feel her sorrow deeply. Mira Par
soma and her two little children came, and
with them lady who IL interested In the
work OF the Amnesty association. Everv
one OF tho prisoners had tho semblanoe, 1t
least. OF cheerful spiritA Mr. Bielfeldt, after
leaving the jail. said:
Il y ueeless to ak these men to sign tho petf-
ton to tho governor for their lives have lust
been talking to them and they laugh ct the idea.
A signihoent incident Of the day had its
scene at police headquarterA The moment
word OF tho decision was received all the de-
teotives in the building disappeared with
surprising suddennesa As to what districts
OF places they were assigned their superiors
were non-oommittal when asked. It IL
known, however, that for some days the
men have had sealed instructions to act "a
soon ~ the deciston was received. I'VE will
not DO caught mapping, was all tho officials
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the methods of street warfare with bombs,
aud boasred Of tho strength and perfect or
ganization Of the anarchists in the city.
Lieut. Shea produced the galley of type from
which the Revenge" circular was printed
and related conversations he had had With
SDios and Fischer
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STUCK TO HIS STORY.

The testimony of 81. II. Gimer was the
sensation of the trial. He swore that he en-
tered the alley when Nelden was speaking;
that q man came from the wagon to the
alley Immediately after q cry of sHere come
the police" that this man lit . match and
touched it to . fuse held by another man
He identified Spies a. the man who lit tho
threw the bomb he identified a. Sohnau-
belt Fischer he identified as one Of the
knot of men whom he saw in tho alley,
and he believed 6chwab was tho man
to whom Spies spoke at tho and
Of the wagon before coming into tho alley.
Mr.. Foster for tho defense did his best
to show that the witness was a liar.
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premo court of the
state for . stay Of pro-
ceedings and q new
trial, but on Sept II
the court affirmed the
decision of the lower
court. and on Sept "a
he death order waa
received by the sheriff
OF Cook county. Ap-
plfcatton was then
made to the supreme
court of the United
States, with the result
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6Iy OVeI1UI6U CQ0
THE VERDICT.

The defense then began tho EXAMINATION
of their Witnessed the main point being TO
impeach those of the prosecution. On Aug. 10
Judge Gary charged tho Jury, and the latter
brought in their verdict the sumo evening